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Committee advances pandemic‑unemployment fraud statute‑of‑limitations bill amid partisan dispute
Summary
The Rules Committee moved a closed rule for H.R. 11 56, extending the statute of limitations for criminal and civil prosecution of pandemic unemployment insurance fraud; supporters said the extension is urgent, critics urged guardrails to prevent abuse.
The Rules Committee advanced a closed rule to bring H.R. 11 56, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, to the House floor, setting the bill for consideration under the Rules Committee's terms while members debated the bill's scope and safeguards.
Rep. Mike Carey, sponsor of H.R. 11 56, told the committee investigators had uncovered wide‑scale organized fraud tied to COVID‑era unemployment insurance expansions. "If we do not extend it, the criminals who stole money from the pockets of taxpayers will get away with it," Carey said, citing estimates and ongoing investigations. He urged passage to preserve criminal and civil enforcement options tied to pandemic unemployment claims.
Supporters and federal law‑enforcement witnesses cited government and outside estimates of pandemic…
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